Noteworthy Workings - June 2014

[Liverpool Street]

Boo. The bus station supervisor said 14:45 81 bus is broken down... 😒 Was looking forward to go on 634.

@P419 EJW, @the trainbasher - 638 was the slowest, worst B6 at BC on the 636 back in 2012. It would crawl up Mucklows Hill at about 3-4mph, and would struggle to accelerate down hill! Don't try to slow the thing down as the brakes were either on or off!

Even still, better that then the E200's!

[Ashley]

Boo. The bus station supervisor said 14:45 81 bus is broken down... 😒 Was looking forward to go on 634.

@P419 EJW, @the trainbasher - 638 was the slowest, worst B6 at BC on the 636 back in 2012. It would crawl up Mucklows Hill at about 3-4mph, and would struggle to accelerate down hill! Don't try to slow the thing down as the brakes were either on or off!

Even still, better that then the E200's!

638 definately has a bad and well known reputation. As for 634, why they decided to trial it on WN81 the mind boggles after all the occassions of crawling up The Holloway on the old 62A. However, if you "give it the beans" before you start to go up the hill, you'll just about do it

[Liverpool Street]

Boo. The bus station supervisor said 14:45 81 bus is broken down... 😒 Was looking forward to go on 634.

@P419 EJW, @the trainbasher - 638 was the slowest, worst B6 at BC on the 636 back in 2012. It would crawl up Mucklows Hill at about 3-4mph, and would struggle to accelerate down hill! Don't try to slow the thing down as the brakes were either on or off!

Even still, better that then the E200's!

638 definately has a bad and well known reputation. As for 634, why they decided to trial it on WN81 the mind boggles after all the occassions of crawling up The Holloway on the old 62A. However, if you "give it the beans" before you start to go up the hill, you'll just about do it

Tut, tut, tut @Ashley... "Giving it the beans" is not the NX way now is it? (Haha)

[the trainbasher]

Boo. The bus station supervisor said 14:45 81 bus is broken down... 😒 Was looking forward to go on 634.

@P419 EJW, @the trainbasher - 638 was the slowest, worst B6 at BC on the 636 back in 2012. It would crawl up Mucklows Hill at about 3-4mph, and would struggle to accelerate down hill! Don't try to slow the thing down as the brakes were either on or off!

Even still, better that then the E200's!

638 definately has a bad and well known reputation. As for 634, why they decided to trial it on WN81 the mind boggles after all the occassions of crawling up The Holloway on the old 62A. However, if you "give it the beans" before you start to go up the hill, you'll just about do it

Tut, tut, tut @Ashley... "Giving it the beans" is not the NX way now is it? (Haha)

@Liverpool Street, slow and steady is the way isn't it...green all the way!

[Liverpool Street]

Boo. The bus station supervisor said 14:45 81 bus is broken down... 😒 Was looking forward to go on 634.

@P419 EJW, @the trainbasher - 638 was the slowest, worst B6 at BC on the 636 back in 2012. It would crawl up Mucklows Hill at about 3-4mph, and would struggle to accelerate down hill! Don't try to slow the thing down as the brakes were either on or off!

Even still, better that then the E200's!

638 definately has a bad and well known reputation. As for 634, why they decided to trial it on WN81 the mind boggles after all the occassions of crawling up The Holloway on the old 62A. However, if you "give it the beans" before you start to go up the hill, you'll just about do it

Tut, tut, tut @Ashley... "Giving it the beans" is not the NX way now is it? (Haha)

@Liverpool Street, slow and steady is the way isn't it...green all the way!

Yes @the trainbasher, especially Slow and exceptionally Steady when pulling out at the Watering Hole, 5 Ways, Garrison Circus, Belgrave....

[the trainbasher]

Boo. The bus station supervisor said 14:45 81 bus is broken down... 😒 Was looking forward to go on 634.

@P419 EJW, @the trainbasher - 638 was the slowest, worst B6 at BC on the 636 back in 2012. It would crawl up Mucklows Hill at about 3-4mph, and would struggle to accelerate down hill! Don't try to slow the thing down as the brakes were either on or off!

Even still, better that then the E200's!

638 definately has a bad and well known reputation. As for 634, why they decided to trial it on WN81 the mind boggles after all the occassions of crawling up The Holloway on the old 62A. However, if you "give it the beans" before you start to go up the hill, you'll just about do it

Tut, tut, tut @Ashley... "Giving it the beans" is not the NX way now is it? (Haha)

@Liverpool Street, slow and steady is the way isn't it...green all the way!

Yes @the trainbasher, especially Slow and exceptionally Steady when pulling out at the Watering Hole, 5 Ways, Garrison Circus, Belgrave....

And then before you know it you're 10 mins late. Bet you're glad not to have to suffer the NXWM timings on some routes @Liverpool Street

[Liverpool Street]

You're too right, @the trainbasher. Just been looking at the Great Park service timetables... 41 minutes of a night for the 98 end to end, and 24 minutes for the X64 from Square Peg to Woodcock Hill.. No thank you!

I need to compare the times between timing points on the Bristol Road 61 / 3 and the GP X64 / 98.

[ade]

3601 on the 49 yesterday morning.

[Trident 4609]

Saw a 200* B7 on the 126 yesterday afternoon (Think it was 2005)

1904 is on WA89 today. It has been a while since an Omnilink operated the 89 on a Sunday

[nitromatt1]

1627 243/244
1620, 1642 276

[Trident 4609]

It appears the 140/241 has gone back to B7 operation on a Sunday.

As mentioned by Matt 1627 is on the 243/4. Came into Dudley about 18:40-18:45


Also 2007 is on the 126 this evening. Replaced 4544 which was taken back to garage by an engineer for vehicle servicing. It worked the 19:05 ex W'ton

[Stuharris 6360]

It appears the 140/241 has gone back to B7 operation on a Sunday.

As mentioned by Matt 1627 is on the 243/4. Came into Dudley about 18:40-18:45


Also 2007 is on the 126 this evening. Replaced 4544 which was taken back to garage by an engineer for vehicle servicing. It worked the 19:05 ex W'ton

1642 is on the evening 276 which is normally a B7RLE

[nitromatt1]

It appears the 140/241 has gone back to B7 operation on a Sunday.

As mentioned by Matt 1627 is on the 243/4. Came into Dudley about 18:40-18:45


Also 2007 is on the 126 this evening. Replaced 4544 which was taken back to garage by an engineer for vehicle servicing. It worked the 19:05 ex W'ton

1642 is on the evening 276 which is normally a B7RLE

And which to my pleasant surprise was the 2046 244 from Halesowen with an excellent driver

[Nathan4775]

492*  - 33

[andrew1991]

2004 & 2005 on WN1